SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZING MARKERS OR TISSUE STRUCTURES WITHIN A BODY

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EP 3 106 089 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/11

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	21.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/51

(21)	Application number: 16165843.0

(22)	Date of filing: 25.06.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 5/06^(2006.01)
A61B 5/05^(2006.01)
A61B 34/20^(2016.01)

A61B 90/00^(2016.01)
A61B 17/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

26.06.2009 US 220900 P
27.10.2009 US 255469 P
22.01.2010 US 297694 P

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	14165269.3 / 2756799
	10731661.4 / 2445402

(71)	Applicant: Cianna Medical, Inc.
	Aliso Viejo CA 92656 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHI SING, Eduardo Dana Point, CA 92629 (US) COLE, Mark, A. Santa Ana, CA 92705 (US) NGUYEN, Tommy, G. Irvine, CA 92614 (US)

(74)	Representative: Boult Wade Tennant
	Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

(54)	SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZING MARKERS OR TISSUE STRUCTURES WITHIN A BODY

(57) Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for localizing lesions within a patient's body, e.g., within a breast. The system may include one or more markers implantable within or around the target tissue region, and a probe for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals to detect the one or more markers. During use, the marker(s) are into a target tissue region, and the probe is placed against the patient's skin to detect and localize the market(s). A tissue specimen, including the lesion and the marker(s), is then removed from the target tissue region based at least in part on the localization information from the probe.

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